Lining for articles of apparel



Sept. 2, 1930. M. wElNsTElN LINING FOR ARTICLES OF APPAREL Filed May 25, 1930 lNVENTOR l 5 Wem s T'e/rf siii;

Patented Sept. 2, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE MORRIS WEINSTEIN, OF NEW YORK,N. Y.

LINING FOR ARTICLES F APPAREL and torn.

In general, this invention refers to a device attachable to a lining in a garment, which lining itself is adapted to be secured to the garment so as to hang freely at its base portion, and remain separated from the bottom or hem portion of a garment; the lining, at the same time, having associated therewith a material of a weight considerably greater than that of the lining, which material is fastened to the free edges of the lining and extends all along the length thereof.

Specifically, it is an object of this invention to provide for a cloak or coat or other article of apparel, in which the lining is normally applied, wherein the lining is fastened to the interior of such cloak or coat at all sides except its base, the base of said lining being separate and free from the base portion of the cloak or coat, and being adapted to have attached thereto a weight in the form of a strip of material fastened at its sides to the inner faces of a cloak or coat, and fastened at its top to the lower extremity of the lining, so that the base of the weighting material hangs freely suspended from the lower extremity of the lining, adjacent the base of the garment. In this manner the lining` is normally drawn downwardly by the weight of the material attached thereto, and maintained in a condition or position so as to eliminate bulging and rubbing.

These and other advantages, capabilities and features of the invention will appear from the subjoined detailed description of one specific embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a front View of a coat having a lining constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation talren along lines 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevation of the inner side of a coat showing the method of fastening the lining and the weighting material associated therewith.

Figure e is a side elevation taken along lines 4 4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the reference characters in the drawing, numeral 5 represents an article of apparel, here shown as a coat, though it is within the province of this invention to apply the same to any article of apparel wherein linings are used. Numeral 6 represents a lining, which, for the` purpose of this invention, 'may be construed as being fastened to therinner portions of a coat, in a manner well known to the industr, on all sides except at its base, which, as shown in the iigures in the drawing, is adapted to be free of and separated from the hem 7, turned over` from the outside of the coat, as shown in Figure 3, the lining being attached at its sides to the side facing 8 as by means of stitching 9.

To the free lower extremity of the lining, there is attached as by stitching l0 a strip of comparatively heavy flexible material l1, such as cloth of the same nature as that forming the coat, which strip is folded over on itself to provide faces l2 and 13, thereby to form a double thickness to lend weight thereto; the free ends of such cloth being sewed to the lining as above described, so that essenti ally, the weighting material l1, at the stitched portion l0, is disposed between the lining and the inner face of the body of the coat, adjacent the hem V7. It is to be understood that in sewing the comparatively heavy cloth strip l1 to the free end of the lining at 9, all the edges are turned in, whereby there are no rough or loose edges at any point along the lower extremity of the lining, or at its point of jointure with the cloth, whereby raveling, puckering, or bulging may occur.

ln referring to the cloth 11 as being the weighting element, it is to be understood that such element comprises essentially of ilexible material, usually of the same nature as the material forming the body of the coat., so long as such material is of a Weight suiiiclent to cause the lining, to which it is attached at its free end portions, to be maintained to hang evenly With the coat, and for the purpose of this invention, in a position substantially parallelivith the body of the coat, although such lining is free at its lower eX- tremity.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details of construction Without departing from the general spirit ot the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. In combination with a coat or other garment, a lining secured in place along` the sides and top and tree along its bottom edge, and a strip of material attached along said bottom ed ge, of a Weight suiiicient to hold the lining straight while the garment is being Worn.

2, In combination with a coat or other garment, a lining secured in place along the sides and top thereof, and free along its bottom edge, and a strip ot tlexihle material tolded over upon itself, the free ends of which strip are att-ached along said bottom edge ot said lining, said strip ot material being ot a AWeight suitirient to hold the lining` straight while the garment is being Worn.

3. In combination With a. coat or other garment, a lining secured in place along the sides and top thereof, and free along its bottom edge, and a strip of material similar in nature to the goods forming the material of the body ot the eoat, attached along said bottom edge, said material being of a Weight sutiicient to hold the lining straight while the garment is being Worn.

4t. In combination with a coat or other garment, a lining secured in place along the sides and attached so as to be tree along its bottom edge, a strip ot material secured along the sides ot the coat and attached along the bottom edge ot the lining, such material be ing ot a Weight sutlicient to hold the lining straight while the garment is being Worn.

5. In combination with a coat or other garment, a lining secured in place along the sides, and top thereof, and free along its bottom edge, a strip ot material folded over upon itself, having its free end portions attached along the bottom edge of said lining, and having its edges secured to the sides ot the coat, so that its depending end may eX- tend substantially to a position adjacent the bottom of the coat, such strip of material being of snlicient Weight to hold the lining straight while the garment is being Worn.

MORRIS WEIN STEIN. 

